One hundred and sixteen

Let's put it this way, the concept of RISC has been proposed, but the first RISC processor chip was developed in '82, and it was David Patterson at Berkeley who launched it.

Cao Changchang chased after him and risked bankruptcy, so he finally gathered enough funds to build an integrated circuit production line before 82 years. What switches, what software, all aside, these are just sources of funding, as long as you pay attention to it, physical manufacturing is the most important.

Cao Changchang is very clear that a software company like Microsoft is possible in the United States, and if it is placed elsewhere, it will be eliminated sooner or later, and the software is unreliable, which is related to the strategy of the United States.

The rapid development of the computer industry is inseparable from the financial support of the US government, which provides financial support for teaching assistantships every year in the birthplace of computer technology, such as the University of Berkeley, and other support policies, which created the technological revolution at the end of the century.

But everything is changing, with a long-term vision, it is natural to see the mystery, you support the technology industry in the United States, I will be one step ahead of you, computers must have processors, I came to this, how about you.

Therefore, only by occupying the market with the underlying hardware and supplementing it with software to provide funds, can it be possible to have a hard time.

It's just that there are very few talents in Hong Kong, and most of them are college students in their twenties, and if it weren't for Dr. Yu's help in poaching a few cadres from the United States, the long-term team could be called a novice team.

However, this also has an advantage, young people lack experience, but they have motivation, no burden, and study hard. Although he is a half-and-a-half hanger, the atmosphere in the team is very good, complementing each other's shortcomings, and competing to move forward.

The key is that the long-term reward system is not trivial, although the patents obtained by individuals belong to the company, but they can be converted into equivalent stock index options, although the options can not be withdrawn in a short time, but can motivate those technicians to work hard, and truly achieve the factory as a home.

This is also what I learned from Dr. Yu for a long time, and Intel has established a new system since Fagan left, that is, to give those engineers the opportunity to hold shares, so that they will also get benefits from the development of the company, and they will not leave easily.

If others don't know, can they not know for a long time? This share-splitting system has been prevalent in Silicon Valley since Intel, and it is the main means for large companies to retain talent, and it is known as the golden shackles.

Cao Changjiu is not worried that the dream 32-bit microprocessor cannot be developed, but is worried about how to retain a stable and efficient team.

Three months have passed in a blink of an eye, and the foundation of Dr. Yu's chip factory has been laid, and all kinds of equipment have been continuously completed, except for a few core equipment, which is more time-consuming, just waiting to be installed and debugged in one fell swoop.

Chang Chang and Dr. Yu also get together from time to time to exchange their progress. Dr. Yu thought that the speed of this new plant was fast enough, and this was the result of an unlimited investment of large sums of money, but he didn't expect to choke him down with a long sentence.

"My main design is finished, and now I am in the verification stage, and I will soon be able to enter the invisible stage. He stretched his limbs for a long time and said lazily, "I'm so tired these days, but I also seem to understand the essence of leadership." In the past, I had to deal with all the problems myself, and I had to think about how to place a wire for a long time. Now, there are experts in almost every aspect, and I just have to tell them, no, I want to achieve this, all the lines have to be completed in 200 nanoseconds, and they have to work hard. It's a wonderful feeling, I just have to put forward ideas, and everyone solves problems together, and I don't feel like I'm alone at all. ”

Dr. Yu smiled and said, "You are in the play, keep this feeling, you are the instructor, not the actual operator." If you do everything yourself, then what kind of R&D team is there to talk about? You just have to put forward your ideas, and the concrete implementation is the business of the professionals. ”

Chang Chang nodded: "I can't wait now, when will your factory be completed? I can guarantee that my new processor will be completed in just four or five months." ”

Dr. Yu said: "Young people are a little restless, how can you eat a fat man, at most I will lose you a meal." ”

He scratched his ears and cheeks for a long time: "You don't know, I'm really in a hurry! The Americans are also ...... I'm so anxious!" It's hard to say for a long time, although the development is closed, but he still cares about the information from the outside world. I have suffered losses before, and I was fascinated by the development of switches, but I didn't know the time, and I didn't even pay attention to the major historical event of IBM's release of PCs, and almost missed the big event.

Dr. Yu smiled and said, "Don't be so impatient, things have to be done step by step, how can there be a step to the sky, with your results are good." ”

Cao Changchang sighed: "People's hearts are insufficient, how can there be satisfaction." There is an advanced design in my heart, and I have made a little achievement at present, how can I have a little ambition, but it is only limited to thinking, it is not so easy, heroes are like clouds, and no one is easy. ”

Dr. Yu said: "You're going to be killed, and you're not satisfied? An 8-bit processor that didn't cost much was an instant hit, and you know how many companies in the United States want this kind of results." ”

I was embarrassed for a long time: "It's true to see what others do and achieve your own goals." I'm not satisfied, do I expect consumers to pay for it? I just want to be the best processor of my dreams, that's all. ”

Dr. Yu looked at Chang Chang and seemed to understand something, instead of staring at others, it was better to do his own things well, which may be the reason why Chang Chang seems to be fine with nothing, but he can break through in various fields.

"Well, after the completion of this production line, the production capacity will not be high!"

"Well, I know, as long as I can survive. ”

"That's fine, you have to be mentally prepared, processors are not so easy to sell!"

"I know that everything is prepared for the future, even if I lose money, I have to occupy the market. ”

"Looks like you already have a plan, so I won't say more. Dr. Yu seemed to have made up his mind, "I also have a little research result, but I don't know if I can make it." ”

Chang asked, "What results?"

"A memory model, but I don't know if it can be integrated, it's just an idea. ”

Long-term interest: "Tell me about it." ”

Dr. Yu drew a circuit diagram and briefly explained the principle: "Inspired by Intel's rewritable memory, it also serves the same purpose, which is to store data without power maintenance, based on thick-film circuits. ”

I was very interested for a long time, and looked at Dr. Yu's circuit implementation diagram without blinking: "You don't seem to have a capacitor, and the single transistor realizes storage, which seems to be a bit ......" I remembered flash memory for a long time, also known as flash memory, which seems to be this structure.

"Yes, no capacitors, just thick film circuits. It uses electrons as the storage unit, unlike the ultraviolet erase of EPROM, my design can achieve the erase function as long as the voltage is added to a certain extent, and it is a single transistor architecture, no channel capacitance is required, the production cost can be reduced to a very low level, the speed can be increased, and it can be said that it is the cheapest memory in the future. ”

With a long glint in his eyes, he could already determine that this was a flash memory, a product that would be popular in the world in the future: "Doesn't that mean that we have a product that can be monopolized for a long time? This is a strategic invention, Uncle Yu is really not simple." ”

Dr. Yu was modest: "It's not that simple, now I'm just making a macro model and verifying a possibility." Specific large-scale manufacturing, after the production line comes out, there must be a period of exploration. ”

"That's nothing!" shouted for a long time, "first write out the theory of this thing, and then apply for a patent, block the way of others, and we will make money." ”

"Let's see what to do, let's get this production line out first. ”

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Non-stop communication, non-stop communication, Changjiu and Dr. Yu's respective projects go hand in hand, and they have achieved phased results.

Dr. Yu's chip factory can't be rushed, it has to be done step by step, otherwise a little quality problem can ruin the entire investment. The long-term processor R&D team is slowly on the road, and the progress has advanced by leaps and bounds.

This is also thanks to the computer computer wiring system imported from the Institute of Computing of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in the mainland, which is commonly known as EDA.

With the development of computer technology, from the 60s there was the concept of computer-aided circuit drawing, and in the 70s, the functional design and structural design of the circuit were added on the basis of it, which were combined through the network table, which was mainly used for the input of electrical schematics, logic simulation, circuit analysis, layout and PCB design.

Due to the implementation of the catch-up policy in the early stage of our country, there is also a lot of research in this area, although the state investment has been interrupted, but under the unremitting personal efforts of those older generation of scientific and technological workers, they have developed these advanced projects in the cowshed, which is almost the same as the progress of the United States.

Just between the 70s and 80s. The inertia extension of science and technology leaders has gradually transitioned to market competition, the state has shrunk allocations, research units have begun to engage in production, manufacturers have lost the support of research units, and China's microelectronics industry has fallen behind.

However, some results have been achieved for a long time, that is, the automation design system of the Fourth Laboratory of the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences can design automatic wiring according to the hardware description language.

Although the efficiency is not high, and the performance is poor in the face of complex wiring, it is very suitable for long-term RISC systems. The long-term RISC architecture is designed to be simple, except for the control part, which requires manual wiring, but those registers are neatly structured, which is very suitable for machine wiring, which greatly saves labor.

There is progress only through exchanges, and we have long been very concerned about the development of integrated circuits in the world. Mr. Hans of Siemens is also very concerned about the career of his old classmates and often goes here for a long time.

Germany only succeeded in copying the 8080CPU in 80 years, and the hardships are hard to describe. As a leader in the European semiconductor market, Siemens has been coveting this advanced technology for a long time.

After analyzing the technical characteristics of the 021 processor, Siemens Semiconductor compared it with the Intel system, became more and more optimistic about the long-term architecture, and instructed Hans to obtain a long-term chip design license.

Hans revealed a little bit of this information and thought about it for a long time. If it had been a few days ago, I might have agreed for a long time.

However, the long-term financial situation seems to be good, and there is still an endless stream of funds without listing. Viewsoft in the United States can provide tens of millions of dollars every quarter, and the switch project is selling very well, and under Zhang Yi's silver bullet offensive, it has obtained network access licenses in several Southeast Asian countries.

It's just that the exchange is a big investment, and it will take at least a year for the funds to return to the bank, so it seems that there is still no cash return at present, but it seems that the dollar has been flying in the sky for a long time.

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